Where does “discolike” come from?
discolike (English) comes from English disco, from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
discolike (English): Resembling a disco or some aspect of one;...
Definitions
- Resembling a disco or some aspect of one;...
Ancestry of “discolike”, step by step
discolike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English disco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disco | Clipping of discotheque., a nightclub for... |
| 2 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 3 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 4 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 5 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 6 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 8 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |